Hi Ron, It's based on an uncut set of hammers. I had the same thoughts. I'm not sure how they came up with the time, but it does take at least somewhat longer than individual hammers, as none wanders around and goes in the "end grain." Kind of like how wood acts in absorbing liquid. They are probably overdoing it to be sure. Or maybe someone cut a set open at intervals, and determined what the safety range would be. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu On Jun 12, 2009, at 10:21 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > I have a question. How long do any of you stand looking at lacquer, > collodion, or keytop mix sitting on the surface of new, pre- > plasticized hammers, waiting for it to soak in? The only difference > between a 30 second soaking, and a 17 hour one is that capillary > action hasn't soaked the entire molding through in the 30 second > version, and they can be hung with water based glue instead of Duco. > The solution has entirely permeated the felt of a virgin hammer well > within 30 seconds. > > Ron N
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